I've been begging for a Stella 500 for a decade now... A JDM 1000C would work as well, eh, Marc? I've got a Twin Power 1000 and a Laguna 500. I've heard all the reasons why a 500 is too small. I still want one for UL with the thinnest braid. There's a huge difference between what one needs and what...

Assuming that the issue of durability isn't a problem, will the actual material not used represent a significant enough saving to make the more intricate manufacturing involved worth while, or is this all just a gimmick, a smaller/lighter marketing ploy? My experience using the Conquest models I wo...

That Phenix is a good looking stick application wise seems to really fit the bill. Thanks. Odd how it's getting harder for me to choose a good stick after posting this than before. I would pick the rod that throws and works the lightest bait you use, and then learn how to use it for the other baits...

Great! They get it right, and then they change it. Kinda like the Chronarch MG 50 reels. They were perfect, so they replaced them with something that cost $100 more.
I just bought a 1000 yd spool of the new fluoro, so I'll see how it works, and let you know.

Dean Rojas is a noted frog guru and his signature frog rod is a 7; MH rod. JFWIW - Dean rarely fishes thick slop with a frog. The hookup ratio is not good enough and you lose to many fish getting them back to the boat. He mainly uses his frog on docks and overhangs. This is per his own words in a v...

I did not like it. I had it in 14lb and I had issues with it snapping on hooksets. What's the point of a line that's "invisible", abrasion resistant, thin, and "strong", if you can't set the hook with it? If mono had been "invisible" we'd still use it today. Flouro sinks, because it is more dense, ...

Whichever rod you pick, first and foremost it has to be able to cast the frog you're fishing. Second, it needs to be able to drive those big frog hooks into the fish's mouth. So a rod with a softer tip for casting, and plenty of back bone for hook setting, is the setup to look for. If you are fishin...

BPS has a med. lite cranking rod that's under $80, and works really well for jerk and pause, and for ripping. I have a couple of the 7' rods, and they are great for top waters, small jerk baits, and I can even worm with them. http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Crankin-Stick-Trigger-Rods/product/1...

When retail sporting goods companies pay the same or less as McDonald's, just how knowledgable do you expect their staff to be? Even department managers are making peanuts. At my local BPS the same guys have been there in the fishing dept for at least 2 years or more, so apparently the pay isn't th...